boustrophedonic
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Adjective (1)
- of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directionsRelating to boustrophedon
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bou·stroph′e·don′ic (…), adjective
Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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boustrophedonic
<hardware> (From the Greek "boustrophe-don": turning like oxen in plowing; from "bous": ox, cow; "strephein": to turn; "don": in the manner of) An ancient method of writing in which alternate lines are written left-to-right and right-to-left. Some moving-head printers (or their drivers) follow the same pattern to reduce physical movement of the print head. The adverbial form "boustrophedonically" is also found.
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